What a weekend! Molly and I had the opportunity to participate in the Love and Respect Conference in Richland over the weekend. It was a fantastic program and I would recommend it to anyone. Dr. Eggerich is a great presenter and the material is incredibly useful. We drove up to Spokane Saturday afternoon for Tiffany’s last volleyball tournament of 2012 club ball. While the tournament itself wasn’t all that great (the girls didn’t play that well) the trip itself was good. It was really nice just getting away for a couple of days with Molly.
I saw an article last week about how some economists think Washington could face a $1.7 billion budget shortfall next biennium. I’m not sure how to describe how frustrating that is to hear. We spent an entire Special Session"negotiating” a budget that left a budget reserve of approximately $340 million ... an amount that pays for less than 8 days of operation ... and now we could face another $1.7 billion deficit? At some point the Legislator’s need to let go of their"pet projects” and start prioritizing where we spend YOUR money.
Here’s a quote from our Founding Fathers ...
"If, then, the control of the people over the organs of their government be the measure of its republicanism, and I confess I know no other measure, it must be agreed that our governments have much less of republicanism than ought to have been expected; in other words, that the people have less regular control over their agents, than their rights and their interests require." --Thomas Jefferson, letter to John Taylor, 1816
#Founding #Fathers #Love #and #Respect #Eggerich #budget #deficit #volleyball #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
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Monday, April 23, 2012
Friday, April 20, 2012
April 20, 2012
I have no idea if this is true or not, but I received the following email this morning. Regardless of how factual it is, it's a good reminder of where we all need to be centered in our lives ...
"I would love to give the Pastor of this predominantly black church in Virginia three cheers. This guy is obviously a leader. Perhaps we should each decide who our real leader is... It is amazing to see that very little has changed in 4,000 years.
Good morning, brothers and sisters; it's always a delight to see the pews crowded on Sunday morning, and so eager to get into God's Word. Turn with me in your Bibles, if you will, to the 47th chapter of Genesis. We'll begin our reading at verse 13, and go through verse 27. Brother Ray, would you stand and read that great passage for us? ... (reading) ... Thank you for that fine reading, Brother Ray. So we see that economic hard times fell upon Egypt, and the people turned to the government of Pharaoh to deal with this for them. And Pharaoh nationalized the grain harvest, and placed the grain in great storehouses that he had built. So the people brought their money to Pharaoh, like a great tax increase, and gave it all to him willingly in return for grain. And this went on until their money ran out, and they were hungry again.
So when they went to Pharaoh after that, they brought their livestock - their cattle, their horses, their sheep, and their donkey - to barter for grain, and verse 17 says that only took them through the end of that year. But the famine wasn't over, was it? So the next year, the people came before Pharaoh and admitted they had nothing left, except their land and their own lives. "There is nothing left in the sight of my lord but our bodies and our land. Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for food, and we with our land will be servants to Pharaoh." So they surrendered their homes, their land, and their real estate to Pharaoh's government, and then sold themselves into slavery to him, in return for grain.
What can we learn from this, brothers and sisters? That turning to the government instead of to God to be our provider in hard times only leads to slavery? Yes... That the only reason government wants to be our provider is to also become our master? Yes. But look how that passage ends, brothers and sisters! Thus Israel settled in the land of Egypt , in the land of Goshen . And they gained possessions in it, and were fruitful and multiplied greatly." God provided for His people, just as He always has! They didn't end up giving all their possessions to government, no, it says they gained possessions! But I also tell you a great truth today, and an ominous one.
We see the same thing happening today - the government today wants to "share the wealth" once again, to take it from us and redistribute it back to us. It wants to take control of healthcare, just as it has taken control of education, and ration it back to us, and when government rations it, then government decides who gets it, and how much, and what kind. And if we go along with it, and do it willingly, then we will wind up no differently than the people of Egypt did four thousand years ago - as slaves to the government, and as slaves to our leaders.
What Mr. Obama's government is doing now is no different from what Pharaoh's government did then, and it will end the same. And a lot of people like to call Mr. Obama a "Messiah," don't they? Is he a Messiah? A savior? Didn't the Egyptians say, after Pharaoh made them his slaves, "You have saved our lives; may it please my lord, we will be servants to Pharaoh"? Well, I tell you this - I know the Messiah; the Messiah is a friend of mine; and Mr. OBAMA IS NO MESSIAH! No, brothers and sisters, if Mr. Obama is a character from the Bible, then he is Pharaoh. Bow with me in prayer, if you will...
Lord, You alone are worthy to be served, and we rely on You, and You alone. We confess that the government is not our deliverer, and never rightly will be. We read in the eighth chapter of 1 Samuel, when Samuel warned the people of what a ruler would do, where it says "And in that day you will cry out because of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the LORD will not answer you in that day..."
And Lord, we acknowledge that day has come. We cry out to you because of the ruler that we have chosen for ourselves as a nation. Lord, we pray for this nation. We pray for revival, and we pray for deliverance from those who would be our masters. Give us hearts to seek You and hands to serve You, and protect Your people from the atrocities of Pharaoh's government."
In God We Trust...
#church #Pharaoh #Messiah #tax #grain #Genesis #Chapter #47 #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
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"I would love to give the Pastor of this predominantly black church in Virginia three cheers. This guy is obviously a leader. Perhaps we should each decide who our real leader is... It is amazing to see that very little has changed in 4,000 years.
Good morning, brothers and sisters; it's always a delight to see the pews crowded on Sunday morning, and so eager to get into God's Word. Turn with me in your Bibles, if you will, to the 47th chapter of Genesis. We'll begin our reading at verse 13, and go through verse 27. Brother Ray, would you stand and read that great passage for us? ... (reading) ... Thank you for that fine reading, Brother Ray. So we see that economic hard times fell upon Egypt, and the people turned to the government of Pharaoh to deal with this for them. And Pharaoh nationalized the grain harvest, and placed the grain in great storehouses that he had built. So the people brought their money to Pharaoh, like a great tax increase, and gave it all to him willingly in return for grain. And this went on until their money ran out, and they were hungry again.
So when they went to Pharaoh after that, they brought their livestock - their cattle, their horses, their sheep, and their donkey - to barter for grain, and verse 17 says that only took them through the end of that year. But the famine wasn't over, was it? So the next year, the people came before Pharaoh and admitted they had nothing left, except their land and their own lives. "There is nothing left in the sight of my lord but our bodies and our land. Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for food, and we with our land will be servants to Pharaoh." So they surrendered their homes, their land, and their real estate to Pharaoh's government, and then sold themselves into slavery to him, in return for grain.
What can we learn from this, brothers and sisters? That turning to the government instead of to God to be our provider in hard times only leads to slavery? Yes... That the only reason government wants to be our provider is to also become our master? Yes. But look how that passage ends, brothers and sisters! Thus Israel settled in the land of Egypt , in the land of Goshen . And they gained possessions in it, and were fruitful and multiplied greatly." God provided for His people, just as He always has! They didn't end up giving all their possessions to government, no, it says they gained possessions! But I also tell you a great truth today, and an ominous one.
We see the same thing happening today - the government today wants to "share the wealth" once again, to take it from us and redistribute it back to us. It wants to take control of healthcare, just as it has taken control of education, and ration it back to us, and when government rations it, then government decides who gets it, and how much, and what kind. And if we go along with it, and do it willingly, then we will wind up no differently than the people of Egypt did four thousand years ago - as slaves to the government, and as slaves to our leaders.
What Mr. Obama's government is doing now is no different from what Pharaoh's government did then, and it will end the same. And a lot of people like to call Mr. Obama a "Messiah," don't they? Is he a Messiah? A savior? Didn't the Egyptians say, after Pharaoh made them his slaves, "You have saved our lives; may it please my lord, we will be servants to Pharaoh"? Well, I tell you this - I know the Messiah; the Messiah is a friend of mine; and Mr. OBAMA IS NO MESSIAH! No, brothers and sisters, if Mr. Obama is a character from the Bible, then he is Pharaoh. Bow with me in prayer, if you will...
Lord, You alone are worthy to be served, and we rely on You, and You alone. We confess that the government is not our deliverer, and never rightly will be. We read in the eighth chapter of 1 Samuel, when Samuel warned the people of what a ruler would do, where it says "And in that day you will cry out because of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the LORD will not answer you in that day..."
And Lord, we acknowledge that day has come. We cry out to you because of the ruler that we have chosen for ourselves as a nation. Lord, we pray for this nation. We pray for revival, and we pray for deliverance from those who would be our masters. Give us hearts to seek You and hands to serve You, and protect Your people from the atrocities of Pharaoh's government."
In God We Trust...
#church #Pharaoh #Messiah #tax #grain #Genesis #Chapter #47 #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
April 17, 2012
Now that I’m back from Olympia and getting into the groove of regular life, I decided it was time to send out a post. Here goes ...
Molly called me this morning and said she just bought unleaded fuel for $4.27 a gallon. Folks, this is not by accident, it is designed specifically to make people more dependent on government. Look at it this way ... if fuel is expensive, people begin to look for cheaper alternatives and public transit is one of those alternatives. Who runs public transit ... government. The Growth Management Act is specifically designed to MAKE people live in cities, where government has greater control over their lives. Ever heard of Agenda 21 or Smart Growth? Washington’s version is the Growth Management Act and its implementation deprives people of life and property each and every day around the state. Every year in Olympia, we see bills specifically designed to"encourage” people to use transit. There are even bills to require transit be designed into private development, yet the majority in Olympia will fight to ensure regulatory schemes are in place to discourage any development ever occur. Their solution ... TAX. Tax the people, tax businesses, tax fuel, tax food, tax, tax tax.
People wake up. We still have time to put this state and nation on the right path. Start asking questions and make people accountable for their responses. No longer accept status quo, demand reform, demand a future for our children. If not now WHEN and if not us WHO!
Two of my favorite quotes ...
"Important principles, may and must be inflexible.” Abraham Lincoln
When asked what is strategy was to win the Cold War, Ronald Reagan said,"We win, they lose.”
We must all adopt these quotes and let them drive how we approach politics in Washington and the United States. We must be vigilant in our stand against tyranny, unwavering on important principles and simply win the fight we are engaged in.
#Abraham #Lincoln #Ronald #Reagan #Agenda #21 #Smart #Growth #Growth #Management #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
http://chumly.com/n/1286ab8
Molly called me this morning and said she just bought unleaded fuel for $4.27 a gallon. Folks, this is not by accident, it is designed specifically to make people more dependent on government. Look at it this way ... if fuel is expensive, people begin to look for cheaper alternatives and public transit is one of those alternatives. Who runs public transit ... government. The Growth Management Act is specifically designed to MAKE people live in cities, where government has greater control over their lives. Ever heard of Agenda 21 or Smart Growth? Washington’s version is the Growth Management Act and its implementation deprives people of life and property each and every day around the state. Every year in Olympia, we see bills specifically designed to"encourage” people to use transit. There are even bills to require transit be designed into private development, yet the majority in Olympia will fight to ensure regulatory schemes are in place to discourage any development ever occur. Their solution ... TAX. Tax the people, tax businesses, tax fuel, tax food, tax, tax tax.
People wake up. We still have time to put this state and nation on the right path. Start asking questions and make people accountable for their responses. No longer accept status quo, demand reform, demand a future for our children. If not now WHEN and if not us WHO!
Two of my favorite quotes ...
"Important principles, may and must be inflexible.” Abraham Lincoln
When asked what is strategy was to win the Cold War, Ronald Reagan said,"We win, they lose.”
We must all adopt these quotes and let them drive how we approach politics in Washington and the United States. We must be vigilant in our stand against tyranny, unwavering on important principles and simply win the fight we are engaged in.
#Abraham #Lincoln #Ronald #Reagan #Agenda #21 #Smart #Growth #Growth #Management #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
http://chumly.com/n/1286ab8
Friday, April 13, 2012
April 13th, 2012
Happy Friday the 13th everyone. I'm home and close to catching up on my sleep. Twenty-two and a half hours on the House Floor were a grind, but I'm happy to be home. We're headed over to Kirkland tonight for Tiffany's second to last a volleyball tournament of 2012. I'm looking forward to watching her play and spending some quality time with her and Molly.
I'm going to start trying to get caught up next week ... harrowing pastures, irrigating, fence building, yard work, etc. Hopefully the weather will be good.
Since there's not a lot to report on, here's a quote from our Founding Fathers ...
"There is not a single instance in history in which civil liberty was lost, and religious liberty preserved entire. If therefore we yield up our temporal property, we at the same time deliver the conscience into bondage." --John Witherspoon, The Dominion of Providence Over the Passions of Men. 1776
Have a great weekend and God bless.
#volleyball #tournament #Founding #Fathers #quote #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
http://chumly.com/n/126b7e1
I'm going to start trying to get caught up next week ... harrowing pastures, irrigating, fence building, yard work, etc. Hopefully the weather will be good.
Since there's not a lot to report on, here's a quote from our Founding Fathers ...
"There is not a single instance in history in which civil liberty was lost, and religious liberty preserved entire. If therefore we yield up our temporal property, we at the same time deliver the conscience into bondage." --John Witherspoon, The Dominion of Providence Over the Passions of Men. 1776
Have a great weekend and God bless.
#volleyball #tournament #Founding #Fathers #quote #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
http://chumly.com/n/126b7e1
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
2012 Second Special Legislative Session Day 1 Update
It's now 7:15 AM here in Olympia and we've been on the House Floor for over 22 straight hours. We just voted on the final two bills and now I get to head home. It was a long night.
http://chumly.com/n/125ac0d
http://chumly.com/n/125ac0d
2012 Second Special Legislative Session Day 1 Update
It's 3:30 AM and we're three and a half hours into the 2nd Special Session. We've voted on three bills ... so much for something new and exciting in the 2nd Special Session. This is the 6th Special Session since 2010 ... Fun-tastic Olympia under one party control.
#Second #Special #Session #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
http://chumly.com/n/125a1cb
#Second #Special #Session #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
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2012 Second Special Legislative Session Day 1
So the Governor has officially called the Second Special Session, but we're waiting for it to actually begin. It's 12:37 AM on Tuesday and we still have several bills that need to be passed before we'll get out of here. As soon as we begin, we will be starting our 5th Special Session in the 62nd Legislature. How do you like that one party control now?
#Second #Special #Session #62nd #Legislature #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
http://chumly.com/n/1259992
#Second #Special #Session #62nd #Legislature #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
2012 First Special Legislative Session Day 30 Update
After 9 and a half hours on the House Floor yesterday and 12 and a half hours today, we have passed 2 bills. That's right folks, 2 whole bills. This is craziness!
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http://chumly.com/n/1259314
2012 First Special Legislative Session Day 30
After a day filled with nothing yesterday, I hope the Legislature can pull it together and actually get done today. Unfortunately, the odds of actually getting everything done is about 1 in a million. We were warned that we could see the sun rise tomorrow morning or that the Democrats could cover the clocks and pretend we didn’t actually go past the midnight deadline. Regardless of what transpires over the next 13 and a half hours, I am certain that the Democrat’s failed leadership will shine brightly.
All of the supposed agreements that were reached yesterday afternoon and evening fell apart last night, so I have no idea what to expect. Since I really don’t have any news to share (but will as soon as I learn something), here’s a nice Founder quote:
"It will not be too strong to say, that there will be a constant probability of seeing the station [of President] filled by characters pre-eminent for ability and virtue." --Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 68, 1788
#Alexander #Hamilton #Special #Session #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
http://chumly.com/n/1254983
All of the supposed agreements that were reached yesterday afternoon and evening fell apart last night, so I have no idea what to expect. Since I really don’t have any news to share (but will as soon as I learn something), here’s a nice Founder quote:
"It will not be too strong to say, that there will be a constant probability of seeing the station [of President] filled by characters pre-eminent for ability and virtue." --Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 68, 1788
#Alexander #Hamilton #Special #Session #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
http://chumly.com/n/1254983
Monday, April 9, 2012
2012 First Special Legislative Session Day 29 continued
One would think that after 29 days of Special Session, the Democrat Majority would actually try and get something done. The House convened at 10:00 AM and immediately broke for caucuses. At approximately 11:30 AM the House went to ease for lunch. Now at 4:40 PM the House went to ease for dinner. Today’s score card ... Meals 2, Votes 0. Nice!
#House #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
http://chumly.com/n/1250bc2
#House #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
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2012 First Special Legislative Session Day 29 continued
So the 3:00 PM Ways and Means Committee meeting was postponed until 4:00 and now the meeting was postponed indefinately. Apparently the Governor is trying to take control of the situation ... I'm sure glad she waited until the 29th day of the Special Session to try and influence the Legislature.
#15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
http://chumly.com/n/12507dd
#15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
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2012 First Special Legislative Session Day 29
I’m back in Olympia after spending Easter Weekend back home. I arrived today to find nothing happening. The Governor called a 5 Corners meeting at 12:30 PM and the Ways and Means Committee is meeting at 3:00 PM today. We have a total of seven bills on the Floor Calendar with the potential for a few more to be added after Ways and Means. All in all, there’s not a lot to do before the end of the first Special Session. Second Special Session is rapidly approaching.
#Special #Session #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor #Ways #Means #Floor
http://chumly.com/n/124fc9f
#Special #Session #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor #Ways #Means #Floor
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Friday, April 6, 2012
2012 First Special Legislative Session Day 26 Continued
After sitting on the House Floor for over three hours, the Democrat Majority has decided to run one bill and break for lunch. So much for running five bills and going home for Easter. Frustration is best defined as working under a one party, Democrat majority control in Olympia. The latest idea for funding education is to create a task-force to determine how to fund education. It reminds me of an old cartoon ... Bored? Have a meeting!
#Easter #Olympia #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
http://chumly.com/n/12436c1
#Easter #Olympia #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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Washington Policy Center and Smart Growth
2012 Transportation Lunch: The Role of Smart Growth in Transportation Planning | Washington Policy Center:: www.washingtonpolicy.org/events/details/2012-trans...lunch
Am I to believe the WPC is now embracing Smart Growth? Say it ain’t so.
#Smart #Growth #Agenda #21 #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
http://chumly.com/n/1242c5a
Am I to believe the WPC is now embracing Smart Growth? Say it ain’t so.
#Smart #Growth #Agenda #21 #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
http://chumly.com/n/1242c5a
2012 First Special Legislative Session Day 26
Back on the House Floor this morning for a fun filled day of ... waiting! We’re taking bets on whether we’ll work tomorrow or not. The Senate doesn’t seem to think so, but the Senate Ways and Means Committee is meeting this afternoon to consider legislation and that could lead to working tomorrow. All that being said, the rumor is we will be sent home around 1:00 PM for the weekend. We will be back on Monday for additional"work”, with the cutoff being Tuesday at midnight.
#Special #Session #Ways #and #Means #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
http://chumly.com/n/124282b
#Special #Session #Ways #and #Means #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
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Thursday, April 5, 2012
2012 First Special Legislative Session Day 25 continued ...
It's 4:30 PM and we just started debat of the fourth bill of the day, the Supplemental Operating Budget. A great use of 6.5 hours today, in fact we just got done sitting around waiting for the Democrat Majority for the last 2 plus house. At this rate we should be done by August.
#Supplemental #Budget #Operating #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
http://chumly.com/n/123e992
#Supplemental #Budget #Operating #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
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2012 First Special Legislative Session Day 25
I’m back in Olympia and, after hearing a single bill in committee yesterday, we have yet to do anything today. We have been given a run list of three bills to do after 1:00 PM today. Folks, this is nothing but a bunch of posturing by the Democrat Majority to create the allusion that we’re actually doing something to address the budget deficit. Fact, we are doing nothing substantive to address the long-term sustainability of the budget ... NOTHING! The ‘”reforms” being touted by the Democrats are not true reforms and have not been agreed to by anyone.
The Floor Calendar has several bills that are not remotely related to budget issues. Look at HB 2821 which bans a chemical that has no proven link to children’s health or HB 2830 which creates collective bargaining rights for interpreters. There is no reason we should be discussing these issues during a Special Session.
As most we recall, we were in Special Session in December to specifically deal with the budget and then work on bills that would create jobs in Washington State. Instead, we spent the first 30-days dealing with social issues and the last 30 dealing with the budget yet again. Ugh, frustrating is an understatement.
#supplemental #budget #special #session #social #fiscal #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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The Floor Calendar has several bills that are not remotely related to budget issues. Look at HB 2821 which bans a chemical that has no proven link to children’s health or HB 2830 which creates collective bargaining rights for interpreters. There is no reason we should be discussing these issues during a Special Session.
As most we recall, we were in Special Session in December to specifically deal with the budget and then work on bills that would create jobs in Washington State. Instead, we spent the first 30-days dealing with social issues and the last 30 dealing with the budget yet again. Ugh, frustrating is an understatement.
#supplemental #budget #special #session #social #fiscal #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
http://chumly.com/n/123cd89
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
2012 First Special Legislative Session Day 24
Well I'm back in Olympia and I'm sitting in the General Government Appropriations and Oversight Committee hearing HB 2821 concerning children’s safe products. Don’t be confused by the bill title, this bill has virtually nothing to do with children’s safe products and everything to do with limiting a person’s right to purchase a product that contains a certain flame retardant chemical. This is the only bill the Committee will hear today and is nearly identical to a bill that was considered earlier this session. The real question is why did the Democrat Majority decide to drop another bill that was virtually the same as one previously considered? Could it be an attempt to fool the public into believing we’re actually doing something during the Special Session? Folks, don’t be fooled. There’s nothing worthwhile actually happening in Olympia right now.
We were told we will be working Thursday, Friday and likely Saturday. The Special Session is required to end next Tuesday at midnight ... it sure looks like we’re headed to a Second Special Session.
#Chlorinated #Tris #HB #2821 #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
http://chumly.com/n/1235a5f
We were told we will be working Thursday, Friday and likely Saturday. The Special Session is required to end next Tuesday at midnight ... it sure looks like we’re headed to a Second Special Session.
#Chlorinated #Tris #HB #2821 #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
http://chumly.com/n/1235a5f
Monday, April 2, 2012
2012 First Special Session Day 22 Continued
Here’s the latest from Olympia ... I got called back to Olympia Wednesday for a Caucus at 9:00 AM and a General Government Appropriations and Oversight Committee meeting at 10:30 AM to hear one bill. Yup that’s right, one bill and one bill only. What an incredible waste of time and taxpayer money. It sounds like we’ll be on the House Floor Thursday and maybe Friday to run a bunch of bills that aren’t agreed to and likely will not even come up for a vote in the Senate.
Second Special Session, here we come. By the way, this Special Session is actually the 4th for the biennium.
#Rep #David #taylor #15th #District #Special #Session #Second
http://chumly.com/n/1229351
Second Special Session, here we come. By the way, this Special Session is actually the 4th for the biennium.
#Rep #David #taylor #15th #District #Special #Session #Second
http://chumly.com/n/1229351
2012 First Special Legislative Session Day 22
We just received word that we will be back in session on Wednesday this week. We have no idea how long we’ll be in Olympia, but with luck things will go quickly. I’m ready for the session to be done and the opportunity to finally get things started at home. Until we know more, here’s a nice little quote from one of our Founding Fathers ...
"Man, once surrendering his reason, has no remaining guard against absurdities the most monstrous, and like a ship without rudder, is the sport of every wind. With such persons, gullibility, which they call faith, takes the helm from the hand of reason and the mind becomes a wreck." --Thomas Jefferson, letter to James Smith, 1822
#Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District #Special #Session #Thomas #Jefferson
http://chumly.com/n/1226785
"Man, once surrendering his reason, has no remaining guard against absurdities the most monstrous, and like a ship without rudder, is the sport of every wind. With such persons, gullibility, which they call faith, takes the helm from the hand of reason and the mind becomes a wreck." --Thomas Jefferson, letter to James Smith, 1822
#Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District #Special #Session #Thomas #Jefferson
http://chumly.com/n/1226785
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